>> hello and welcome to aljazeera. secretary of state john kerry picks up where president obama left off, dropping up support for a u.s. strike on syria. meanwhile, thousands protest the intervention in the syrian civil war. >> the olympics will return to japan. we'll have more on the announcement for the 2020 games and global reaction. ♪ theme

>> we begin tonight with news that secretary of state january kerry's been trying to drum um support for a strike against syria. he said that doing nothing is far riskier than responding. the european ministers say that response should be strong and clear but urge the u.s. to hold off on military strikes. the only ally of the u.s. which supports action in syria is becoming more cautious. france's president wants to wait for a u.s. support on whether chemical weapons were used. with more on the atory, we report from london that the e.u. reaction is likely to trouble the president. >> as hpresident. >> all 28 members of the e.u. signed a joint statement read by

the chef of foreign policy stating clearly where the europeans stand. the syrian government use of banned weapons and there will be consequences. >> in the face of this cynical use of chemical weapons, the international community cannot replain idol. a clear and strong response is crucial to make clear that such crimes are unacceptable and that there can be no impunity. >> what that response will be is not clear. public opinion in europe is against a military strike. the ministers also say the u.n. inspectors should finish their report before any action. none of this will make moscow happy. vladamir putin believes he had done serious damage to the white house plan, but at his next stop in paris where the french happen the staunchest allies, secretary

kerry said support for punishing assad is growing, not waning. >> the overwhelming support is moving in the direction of holding the assad regime accountable. in addition to that, seven of the eight of the g8 have specifically supported action being taken such as we are contemplating, and 12 out of the 20. that's a majority, and in a democracy, that's pretty strong, particularly when you consider some of the others and what their interests are, i think it's a very powerful statement. this is growing, not receding, in terms of the global sense of outrage for what has happened. >> that outrage doesn't necessarily mean the europeans will stomach another u.s. military mission in the middle east. secretary kerry's next stop great britain has ruled out participating in a mill stair strike but will find other ways to help if and when the u.s. decides to use its military

might against bashar al assad. >> congress returns from its summer break monday with syria at the top of agenda. both houses will debate the resolution to launch military strikes. a is not vote is set for wednesday, the 12th, anniversary of 9/11, the house is likely to vote the final week. president obama is trying to persuade the american people to go along with his plan. he made an appeal today. >> no sooner was the president back from the g20 summit in russia where he did not have a lot of success getting out anymore international support for a strike against syria then he took the case to the congress and american people in his weekly radio address. >> this was not only a direct attack on human dignity. it's a serious threat to our national security. there's a reason governments representing 98% of the world's people have agreed to ban the use of chemical weapons. not only because they cause death and destruction in the

most indiscriminate andine humane way possible, but they can fall into the hands of terrorist groups who wish to do us harm. >> it's just the beginning of a full court press by the administration. on sunday night, vice president biden is going to have five republican senators over to his house for dinner. on monday, of course, congress comes back into session. that same day, the president is going to take multiple interviews, six with all the major networks here in the united states. those interviews will air on the evening broadcast. on monday, as well, national security advisor susan rice is making a speech, all leading up to the president's address to the nation from the white house on tuesday night. >> stay with aljazeera for the latest on this story. we will have live coverage of president obama's prime time speech on tuesday night. >> outside the white house today, anti war demonstrators made their point. dozens of protestors held signs and chanted they say more war, we say no more.

the president of france says the investigation's findings will be unveiled within several days. he says a decision will have to be made once the decision is in and congress has voted. >> opinion polls have consistently shown that a majority of people do thought want to see their country involved in the civil war across its southern border. we have more. >> until 1930, the turkish city used to be part of syria. they have always been supporters of the syrian government here. this small demonstration has new impetus. these turkish citizens are not happy with their prime ministers support for the u.s. to strike targets. there is the beginning of a regional escalation. >> people are scared everywhere because of this war. >> the prime minister shouldn't be like this.

we shouldn't enter a war. what problem is there between us and syria? >> the majority of the turkish people are against this operation. i don't think the prime minister can resist his own people. >> polls show that since the beginning of the syrian revolution in 2011, a clear majority of turks oppose taking part in any intervention, unless turkey's territory and people are directly threatened. >> turkey's main concern is their own survival and well being. >> despite being a nato member, turkey's military's not previously mobilized without a u.n. resolution. turks are concerned that occur key's geeinggraphy on the border will make them a target if there

is retaliation and they are reluctant to back strikes on a muslim neighbor. some feel that for humanitarian reasons, turkey has to do something. >> they are like our brothers. we can't stand by and let them be tortured. >> turkey's prime minister said he has a resolution authorizing support of an american strike. that mandate was given after syrian shells landed inside the turkish border. some turks are saying that resolution was for turkey's defense and needs a new vote in parliament, just like britain and america. >> in 2003, turkish m.p.'s refused to pass a resolution authorizing the same ruling party to assist the u.s. going to war in iraq. the turk issue people may yet pull the brakes on this time, too. >> in vatican city, prayers for

peace, faithful followers joined the pope, operating for peace in syria. a similarville jill took place in the philippines, asking for a day of fasting and prayers for syria. >> the summer olympics will be going to tokyo in 2020. it is the second time they will host the games. it had been in doubt because of the ongoing fukushima nuclear you crisis. >> when people heard the announcement, they went absolutely wild with loud cheering, and clapping after 5:00 a.m. a lot of them had been here since 10:00 p.m. the gym behind me has emptied out, but they were delighted to find out tokyo will be hosting.

in tokyo, the official campaign slogan said it would deliver the games of the future. this is a very highly advanced society technologyically, but marketed itself as having the experience in delivering big sporting events. not just the 1964 olympics, but two winter olympics and the word cup. world class infrastructure, transportation, a city with a really low crime right were selling points, even though it was overshadowed by the fukushima nuclear crisis. we asked what does it mean to win the right to host the privilege and honor of hosting the 2020 olympics. he said it's a good way for us to forget our troubles. in a way, this kind of fits into tokyo's narrative. in 1964, when it won the privilege to host the olympics, it was about a country that was

emerging from the defeat in world war ii. this time, it's also about a country emerging from a triple disaster, an earthquake and tsunami and nuclear disaster and ability to rise above that. >> here to talk about the decision is a correspondent who has covered eight olympic games, joining us live from salt lake city. you were spiced by the decision? >> i was surprised. i really thought istanbul would win the vote, because the members of the international olympic committee, among all the considerations they have, they also look at helping a country sort of go through a renewal. they see the olympics not only as transformative for individuals, for young people in sport, but also for cities and for nations, and, you know, and then istanbul, of course would have been the first

muslim-dominated country to host an olympics and it's right there as the bridge between europe and asia. as your correspondent in tokyo pointed out, there was a transformative theme for tokyo's bid. >> why do you think tokyo won instead of istanbul no. >> i think the appeal of having -- helping a country get beyond the tsunami, and get beyond the earthquake, those massive tragedies for that country, i think that's probably a part of it, and i also think that as your correspondent also suggested, tokyo is a safe choice. they've hosted the olympics before. japan has enormous financial resources, even though the country's economy may be hurt at the moment, there's still enormous resource there is. it's a can-do country. they know the olympics can be pulled off and there is that

theme, that sympathetic theme that i think probably appealed to i.o.c. members that this can help rebuild the countries confidence as it recovers from the earth and from the tsunami. >> talk about what goes into a vote like this. just how complicated is this process? >> what happens is, largely because of the scandal in salt lake city in 1998, the bidding scandal here, the process has become more formalized, individual i.o.c. members are not permitted to travel to host cities like they used to, to bidding cities to be wined and dined and receive gifts and favors and even bribes that we learned has happened in the past. there's a very formal process in which select i.o.c. members review the bids of candidate cities, narrow down the cities, in this case to three, who then become the final its.

those cities have to present very detailed books listing where the venues are going to be, how the money's going to be raised, how much money they're going to spend, where the hotels are for all the i.o.c. members, and for media, where the media center will be, all of -- how many facilities will have to be built, all of that is laid out. then the smaller i.o.c. group reports to the larger i.o.c., and the i.o.c. members basically get pitches like they did today, and then make a decision based on those pitches. >> you talk about the scandal for the salt lake games in 2002, why do you think it is the u.s. has not even an olympics since then? >> the united states has had a number of problems with the international olympic committee. the scandal was one of them. there was a bigger problem over revenue sharing. the united states is the single biggest source of funding for

the international olympic committee and olympics. it comes from two sources, the big television contract that the u.s. television networ network , billions of dollars, the exclusive right for that, also the corporations that become huge corporate sponsors for the olympics. most of them are olympic corporations. in the past, the united states received the biggest share of olympic revenues. that really stuck in the craw of i.o.c. members who wanted to see that distributed between poorer countries who perhaps needed that money more. this was a big problem that was resolved about a year ago between the i.o.c. and u.s. olympic committee. it was absolutely clear that the united states was not going to get another olympics until that problem was solved. that's one reason new york didn't win a bid and chicago didn't win for the 2016 games. with that out of the way, and with the new leadership group at

the u.s. olympic committee, working hard to rebuild relationships there, the u.s. olympic committee is now working toward a possible bid for 2024. a number of u.s. cities have expressed interest in that and the u.s. olympic committee is trying to make a decision whether 2024 would be a good year for the u.s. to bid. >> we'll see what happens, but tonight, it's for tokyo. thank you for your time tonight. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> time now for a check of weather with rebecca. >> yes, and jonathan, we have some beautiful weather out there, and it's across parts of the globe, not just in one spot. today, in buenos aires where they were announcing who was going to get the olympics, it was a beautiful day. they've had a rough couple of days here at the end of their winter, a lot of thunderstorms roll through bringing three-inches of rainfall but today had a lot of clear skies

out there. they start spring in the summer hemisphere the same day we start fall here. a lot of places were feeling like fall, but san francisco didn't feel like it today with the america's cup getting going. the controversy didn't dampen the spirit of voters. san francisco had a beautiful stretch of weather thanks to the way the winds are interacting with with the terrain. what's happened is we have high pressure farther north in the pacific northwest. farther south, what's bringing showers and thunderstorms up into the southwest is lower pressure and air will always are you sure from high to low pressure. that's what's happening, so they're getting an offshore wind flow for the next couple of days. it's going to be beautiful weather, but it's going to see winds out in the water about 5-10 tomorrow, another sunny day. looking at the radar and clouds for the u.s., it's more sunshine, hot weather in the

central midwest, but a lot of showers in the afternoon with the day time heating. we've been monitoring severe thunderstorms popping up around montana into the dakotas and showers for the northeast, where we've had beautiful weather. cooled down, but get ready for more cool weather in the week ahead. it will be brought to you by another shot of light rain showers into the week. >> appreciate it. there's a new man named to lead the land down under. australia's eelected a new prime minister. what americans need to know with about tony abbot. >> an orchestra hates controversial note. (vo) every sunday night gripping films from the world's top documentary directors. >> this is just the beginning of something much bigger. >> i am now in this place where you should never come.

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>> pakistan's released at least 18 senior taliban prisoners despite u.s. objections. american officials wanted to guarantee the prisoners would not join the fight against the karzai government. we have more on what the release means for afghanistan and those hoping to jump start peace talks. >> it's the latest step in a fragile afghan peace process. among the taliban members released was one believed to have been an important commander. the prisoner release is shrouded in secrecy and not clear if they were on a list submitted by the high peace counsel. the seven men were allowed to walk flee in pakistan, rather than being handed over to the afghan authorities as requested. a deputy foreign minister says the process on the releases themselves need to be made more transparent. >> in the past few years, the

so-called peace process hasn't been fully consulted with the afghan authorities. the afghan parliament doesn't know hutch about the peace process. the legitimate political opposition doesn't know much about the peace process. the civil society of afghanistan doesn't know much about the peace process. >> the peace process isn't commenting on accusations that is is not directly involved in such releases, but willing to highlight the cooperation between the two governments. the release comes after ham mid karzai's visit last month with the pakistani prime minister. a member of the high peace counsel is mor is more optimistt future talks. >> he is a person who is industrious, and he has to put a lot of pressure and his

attention on the economic betterment. that means the economic betterment of pakistan is related to the peace and stability is afghanistan. >> the release of taliban fighters from pakistani jails is nothing knew, but what it may indicate is a crucial thawing of relations. most people in afghanistan acknowledge that until pakistan get fully onboard with the peace process, it's unlikely to work. jane ferguson, aljazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >> one high profile prisoner talked to aljazeera television after being freed. among the points he made, he said there would be no peace talks with the karzai government until u.s. troops leave afghanistan. he said once foreign forces are

gone, the taliban would try to reunite the people of having a and said the brutality of the syrian government must be punished. >> fighters iers in in somalia n attack, the second in less than a year. >> protests had demonstrators fill the streets, angry over the killing of four people by police. that city has been under tight security in the lead up to a controversial son cert by a german orchestra. the indian government hoped the concert would show off improving conditions in casimir, but many saw it as a way to divert attention from the long standing

conflict in the region. >> earlier projections suggest the australia liberal leader abbot is poised to replace as australia's new leader. >> from today, i declare that australia is under new management and that australia is once more open for business. [ cheers and applause ] >> that new management has a big job ahead. object both promised to concentrate on boosting australia's economy, cut taxes and to restore political stability. >> i now look forward to forming a government that is competent, that is trustworthy, and which purposefully and steadfastly and methodically sets about

delivering on our commitments to you, the australian people. [ cheers and applause ] >> disagreement within the labor party is widely seen as having cost it the election. the outgoing prime minister only returned to the top job three months ago, beating then prime minister in a very public fight for power. he was returning the favor after she had taken it from him three years before. conceding defeat, he announced his resignation and congratulated abbot on his win. >> as prime minister of australia, i wish him well now in the high office of prime minister of this country. to raise an eye, with he, margi and his family well in coping to the stresses and strains of high office that lie ahead. we know a little bit of what that is like. >> it was a comprehensive defeat for labor, but not as punishing

as some predicted. this was a convincing victory for the right of center liberal party, a return of power after six years in the opposition. aljazeera. >> time now for sports, a big weekend, lots to talk about. we have a look at the headlines. >> a little bit of everything this weekend, including tennis. the championship match for the men's bracket of this year's u.s. open is set, top seed will face second seed for the 37t 37th time in their careers. nadal won today, while he needed another win. >> miami upset florida today, thanks to two touchdown passes and five turnovers by the gators, giving them four straight wins for the first time since 2008. there's a very good chance miami will crack a top 25 pole next

week. it will be their first appearance in the top 25 since 2010. >> the red sox beatdown of the "the young turks" continue with a 13-9 win. boston has won the first three games of the four-game series outscoring new york 34-25. red sox now with a commanding eight game lead in the american league east division. that's a look at your sports headlines. more sports news coming up in about 20 minutes. >> thanks, michael. also ahead, protestors and supporters take to the streets across the country. a look at the nation's reaction to a military strike in sir. >> >> ahead, real look at whether privatization is the only way to keep the service afloat for the post office.

>> welcome back to aljazeera. i'm jonathan betz. the winner is tokyo on a high pressure bid for the 2020 olympic games. australia has a new prime

minister. tony abbot has won. >> secretary of state john kerry continues to push for support overseas and president obama used his weekly radio address to talk about syria. the president is expected to address the nation on that tuesday night. >> protests from new york to los angeles highlight divisions within the syrian community over u.s. intersyringes in syria. we report from los angeles. >> well, jonathan, we are outside the federal building in los angeles for a protest. this is an anti war protest. there's a couple hundred people here. not sure if you can see behind me, a lot of people carrying flags. the folks here do not want u.s. intervention in syria. joining us now is eddie dagger. why did you feel compelled to come out here today? >> well, i'm here just to send a message to the president obama

that it's a big mistake to will more people, thinking you are doing the right thing in syria. that's right supporting al-qaeda. we know 100%, bashar al assad and his regime would never do something like this. we know al-qaeda, who's behind killing our kids and destroying our churches and our countries and our mosques and our houses. >> we've spoken to other syrians here in america. i know that there are about 100,000 here in the country. we've spoken to other people from syria. they are saying the opposite, saying that they want u.s. intervention. does it surprise you that the syrian community is divided about this? >> yeah, that's so sad to here this, but i blame the media for this kind of lie to us. the media is not saying the

truth about what's going on in syria. this is why people have different opinions. one day, the truth is going to come out and thank god, we have a lot of support. even the american people out here, to support syria, and say no to war. >> eddie, thank you so much for being with us. you heard the other side of things. earlier we talked to some other folks who were born in syria, who have lived in this country for a very long time and they say the exact opposite, they say that bashar al assad did actually unleash chemical weapons on his people and they want u.s. intervention. you're seeing a divided community here in los angeles within the syrian community. >> syrian americans took to the streets of new york city today to protest u.s. military action in syria. we report from times square. >> demonstrators gathered in new

york's time square saturday voicing opposition to any u.s. led attack on syria. >> a military strike will make things worse. >> i don't want syria to be bombed. >> many protestors here say that any u.s. led military strike will result in another iraq or afghanistan, and that america simply can't afford another war. ♪ we shall not pay for endless wars, we'll pay for jobs and health andette occasion ♪ >> lucy immigrated from damascus a decade ago. >> it's going to cause catastrophic damage to the people of syria and kill a lot of innocent people and children. >> the protest was led by the international action center, sarah flounders is the organizer. >> today's rally and it's part of demonstrations all over the country, are to say no to another war, and hands off

syria. >> syrian president bashar al assad has been under worldwide criticism since last month's chemical attack. he had supporters. >> it's not true what they say. he's the best president. we love him, we love bashar al assad. >> many demonstrators expressed similar sentiments, but weren't willing to do so on camera. at times, the contrast was jarring, peace acts visits side by side with supporters of a leader accused of gassing their own people. their motives might people, but both found common grounds in opposing military action by the united states. aljazeera, new york. >> the latest gallup poll show most americans are against military action, showing a big difference in opinions compared to previous u.s. intersyringeses. 36% surveyed said they support military action against the

assad government. 51% were opposed. >> here to talk about this ramp up, thanks for being here, michael. you're a speech writer, president obama has a big speech coming up. >> they need to make a clear and comprehensive case. i think they need to focus on the moral case, to argue why it's important, why it strengthens u.s. security. i think they need to make clear that this is a limited engagement. this is not boots on the ground, not involvement in war, meant to punish. >> she said it would be limited strikes and boots would not be on the ground. do you just feel like the message is not getting through? >> i think they're always

confusing the message a little bit. there are obvious political reasons for doing so. they want to talk about the threat to israel, that it may involve iran. i think it muddles the message. it may be more politically effective, but rachets up. it might be pushing a little too far. >> do you get the impression there is resistance from americans because they worry about intelligence coming from syria or don't want anything to do with the middle east? >> i think they're afraid this is going to lead into an escalation and u.s. involvement in a conflict. you've seen wars in iraq and afghanistan that have not turned out the way president's predicted they would, escalated and went on for years and led to

unsuccessful outcomes, turning people off from military engagement in the middle east. >> you talked about the president's message. you think it needs to be tweaked. do you feel he's done enough? he has a round of media planned and the speech on tuesday. do you think that's enough? do you think he's being aggressive enough? >> i think he's being pretty aggressive as he can be, but playing a bit of a losing hand. public opinion is against it, congress is against it. he has to try to sell this in the house and get authorization. it's a tough sell. americans don't buy the president's argument. i think they are tired of war after 12 years and since 9/11. >> the moral implications of having more than a thousand people gassed to death, why is that not enough to convince americans we need to do something. >> if it wasn't for iraq, afghanistan, the drones, and the

surge in afghanistan, you might make that argument. people have been burned by the rhetoric and there is a fear that this will involve the u.s. getting further involved in a civil war. they don't want to see that happen. >> what happens if congress votes this down? how damaging it for the president? >> it's damaging either way in some respect. politically, it's damaging if he loses the vote. at the same time, if he goes forward with this, with barely passing in congress and having a majority opposed to it in public opinion polls, it's a loser either way. he prefers to see this pass, giving credibility going forward. i think this has been handled poorly and either way, the administration didn't handle this too well. >> you don't think it's still early enough that he can turn this around and maybe with the speeches and media appearances convince more americans that this is a good idea? >> i think could go lots of different ways.

he could turn public approval in support, at the same time, i do worry giving the speech will cause republicans to be more opposed to it. you can't ignore the fact there's a huge polarization in congress. congress may be more inclined to vote against it. >> interesting. michael cohen with century foundation. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> the egyptian army lawfulled a new attack against supporters of mohamed morsi. nine were killed, nine arrested near israel. security officials say the supporters have been staging daily assaults on security and other target. it appears to be turning its sites to a group that helped topple mubarak. 35 activists accepted money from the united states and other countries to aid the 2011 uprising. the activists call it false and

say it's an intimidation tool. >> this is the day brazil marks it's independence from portugal. thousands of students and demonstrators took to the streets to speak out against government corruption and slow reform. we have more. >> typically, brazil, much like parts of the united states has a gallup parade here in rio. you have a large military parade tank, drummers playing in the army and navy and other grooms. we saw a miles long procession here. it's a pretty common sight in other cities. instead of having thousands of people cheering him on, you have a few hundred people out there at the parade, and others protesting for a while. others kind of skeptical of what was going on, because it was a less festive environment. what impact it has, it's made this kind of festive holiday one of caution and concern about not just the day itself, but brazil's future and what's going to be happening in the upcoming

months and years. >> over 300 people showed up to a public forum in detroit to oppose the city's bankruptcy filing. the forum was hosted by john corn iers. it is the largest bankruptcy filing in u.s. history. people voiced their opinion. the manager who filed the bankruptcy case was not there. >> getting a letter delivered by the postman could be a thing of the past. the u.s. postal service lost $740 million in the third quarter and now there's renewed talk of phasing out it's door to door deliver service. if that happens, companies like fedex could offer their own services. we have that story. >> neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. it's the creed associated with the u.s. postal service, but a

modern creed argues that the service's couriers have had their day. >> the problem, it's not that these are bad people, but they don't have the same incentives to look for new ways of dealing with old problems. >> supporters of small government believe mail delivery would be more efficient handled by the private sector. the numbers do appear pretty alarming. >> the u.s. postal service reported a $740 millionless for the third quarter, despite an increase in operating revenue. it has to set aside enough cash for 75 years of the future cost of its medical retirees. if it didn't have to do that, the postal service would have recorded a $700 million profit for this quarter. >> congress passed the requirement in 2006, but postal service would have to set aside $5.5 billion each year for future retiree health care, and that's accounted for some 80% of

the postal services losses ever since. opponents argue it's an excessive drain on resources that no private corporation could bear. >> the postal service is not brainbroke. >> it is argued it could make more money if allowed to compete on a level playing field. right wing rural republicans and progressive democrats have so far resisted their expensive corporate lobbyists, fearing privatization will leave rural areas isolated. congress will have to decide if they see the postal service as a

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>> welcome back. two men were arrested after a break in at the british queen's london home. it may be the worst breach of security in three decades. >> this is one of the most popular tourist attractions in london and it's here on monday night at buckingham palace where there was an alleged breach of security involving two men. police say a man managed to scale a fence and gain entrance into an area of the palace, which is often open to the public during the day time. two men were arrested and have been bailed in connection with the incident. no members of the royal family were inside the palace at the time, but this does raise big questions about security here at one of britain's most famous addresses. this is not, however, the first security breach at buckingham palace. the most famous in 1982, a man managed to get inside the queen's personal bedroom. he is reported to have actually

had a chat with the queen before he was then arrested. as i say, big questions about security here at bumming ham palace. >> i just think that's a crazy story, someone breaking into the palace. unreal. we've got sports next here. u.s. finals is definitely getting serious. >> we are set, we've got the women's tomorrow and know who will play in the men's final. after a knee kept him off the professional tour, there were doubts if rafael nidal could get back to play. he came into today's semifinal match. he had been undefeated at 21-0 and now it's 22-0. he made short work, the victory advances nadal to the final. he's on to his 18 road career

grand slam final, tying him for third most all time in terms of grand slam appearances. top-seeded number one in his semifinal match, splits each of the four sets, setting up a fifth and deciding set with djokovic. >> georgia lost it's opener to clemson. coming into today's clash, heisman trophy contender aaron murphy made sure the streak

ended, 309 yards and four touchdowns as georgia takes down south carolina. both teams 1-1 on the season. they are the favorites in the southeastern conference eastern division. >> now to miami and florida where the hurricanes upset the 12th ranked gators today. steven morris going for a couple touchdowns, five gator turnovers really did in florida today. miami could be in the top 25 poll next week. it would be the first time they've made an appearance in the top 25 since 2010. they've won four straight games for the first time since 2008. >> to the nfl where the cincinnati bengals hope to do something this season that's never happened in the 45 year history of the franchise, make three straight trips to the playoffs. if they do it, the defense will be a huge reason why. jessica taft sat down with one

of cincinnati's young defensive stars. >> last season, he was the leading tackler north cincinnati bengals, racking up 127. he wasn't even a starter until week three, making the feet even more impressive, it marked the best season ever by a rookie free agent in bengal history. expectations are he and the improved bengals are high this season. >> we're in a high division, we have browns, and ravens and they're not nothing easy. for us, it's doing the little things right. >> what a difference a year makes. he sounds like a veteran now, but to truly understand the weight of that rookie season one have to understand how it began. >> he was a projected first round nfl draft pick. he had a less than stall larr junior season at arizona state

and unimpressive nfl combine. they painted the picture of a player who lost focus, was slow and troubled and every nfl team passed him up. >> when i was at home, watching the draft, i'm like i know i'm better than that guy. i know i'm better than that guy. i think it was a lesson learned, maybe humbled. >> why did the bengals take a chance on you, do you think? >> i don't know. i don't know. the question is i don't know why the other teams didn't take a chance on me. i think they saw something special about me on film. i think he's hard on me because he wants me to be better. >> the gap bell paid off for both the bengals on and off the field. >> you have a great relationship with your head coach, but what role does marvin lewis play in your life. >> he's like a father. i only had my mother in my life,

i come in every day and tell him good morning. >> he isn't the same kid that came into training camp last season mentally or physically. the guy dubbed out of shape at the nfl combine had only taken 10 days off in the off-season. he's humble, and hungry for success. he wants to make good on a promise to his mother. >> i wouldn't say we're a poor family when i was younger, but we didn't have everything. i just had my mother. she worked three jobs a day and i told her if i make it to the nfl, i don't want you to work anymore. i have two younger sisters that i'd gladly take care of, because i told my mom she doesn't have to work. it's a lot on my plate. >> at what point of the season did you sit back and recognize what you accomplished. >> i broke down crying, because i went on draft day, came in and started, led the team in tackles and stuff like that. it's motivation for me. every morning, i wake up, it's

just something that i work hard for and never thought that i was going to be nfl but here i am today. >> jonathan, we see this often. athletes are highly motivated, but always looking for a slight somewhere to give them more motivation and that's what we have with him. so far in his young career, it's paying off for him. >> interesting guy. >> the 9/11 museum in new york city takes visitors inside where the strike happened. wednesday marks the 12t 12th anniversary of the attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives. the museum is schedule would to open next spring. >> america tonight is next, but first a look at your forecast, right after this quick break. stay with us. that's all i have an real money.

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>> a lot of hot temperatures across the midwest and even into colorado, nevada, in fact salt lake city and utah, you had close to a record high today, two days of record temperature in the 90's. you have a flood advisory right now. temperatures were broad town

quickly, by 10-20 degrees in places, you felt that cool air move out of the thunderstorm ruling through. a lot of cities have been dealing with thunderstorms today coming out of the south-southwest, tracking up to the north. it's still hot here, thanks to high pressure being quite strong in the central portion of the states, but it's right around the edge of that high pressure the moisture is riding up. here's other high temperatures today, 88 for far go. look at the green color at the top of the map. i want to point that out, because it's a lot cooler up in canada and that calendar air is shifting sawedward add we get into the next 24 hours. we'll start to feel more of that cooler air for the northeast. yes, this is another cold front coming through. unfortunately, it will not drop the temperatures out of the 90's into the central midwest. it's the east coast that will really feel it. looking at our radar and clouds together, the training

thunderstorm activity coming up through the southwest, this rain happen heavy at times. flood advisories are out. you want to check and be aware of that saying turn around, don't drown. you never know what you're driving into when roads are flooded out. high temperatures tomorrow, i want to show you we're getting close to 90 for chicago. we still have hot temperatures getting close to 100 from kansas city to tulsa, even into dallas. today, as we got farther saw the into texas, houston cooled off from the shower who feel in and temperatures overnight tonight in the 50's in our coastlines. we're going to feel temperatures staying a little on the cooler side, each coastline west and east, while we stay hot in the central states. interesting trend for the last month. we'll compare that to averages coming up tonight. keep it right here on aljazeera america.

>> welcome to oiling. on him i don't want betz at that japan has been collected to host the 2020 olympics. >> they immediately erupted into cheers. they beat out istanbul and madrid, this is despite concerns about radiation leaking into the environment from the fukushima nuclear plant. >> secretary of state john kerry continues a push for support overseas, president obama focused on congress. the united states nears possible military action in